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S. C. PANDOLFO.V

AUToMomLE SEAT Cowswuolom.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 25.1918` Patented Dea. 9, 1919.

Applica-tien le January M5, 3S

rb all @0.1mm may Gemme@ Be it known thi. n. citizen e1"- tiie TJ l ofSt. Cioud,l in iii-e ceiiiity o Statee'f isiimesote, new and usefuluipifeve. bile-Seat Censtructien, ei' i iegadescription, iefei'enei theaeeempmiying cimwing, \i partei my Speeitl ultimi.

inventien relates mote paitieuie ly the construction o" aliteii'iobiieSe; te, having 1cmr` its object the pevisien ef :m adjust-abile seat andcorrelated parte5 .viieiebjf the seat of an automebiie, ebd mereeepec-ieliy the iont seat, may be ee adjusted thi-zt the Seat andceri-elated. elements, in eoiijunetiou with the rear-seat, xiiiconstitute el ferm e come i.

The invention contemplates ineens Kihei-ebt' the iront faatbeek ispiveteiiy mounted te permit it to be adiusted er swung inte Sub- L 1fiammetiie fellowi n stantieiy heiizentei pes on: together withmechanism whereby the s a this adjusted i e iii'm eupposition will depi'ieec 390113,' While eeitaiii @they by the adjustment ef brought intoa positieii. piepei' iiieiiiii" tien with t :gelegeneanti the Theinvention ce f i tien Wi'ieiebj/ genere. nomia] ermngemeii will in nowey be it the usuai seidig p0 will be meiiiteiiee miem i Theconstruction :uid its mivzmtees wili be mere fully undeistceii endcempreiiendeii f'fom the detailed fieseiiptiozi. of the aecem paziyingdiewing,' Wiieie.' i

Figue i ie e top .pien View e. petti-.en et en eutemobiie body ami, theeete theieef; a portion of the i''ent seat being :breiten away to motecieaigf ciiecieee certain ef tile mechanislii there-bei'ieetl Fig. 2 isa iengtudimi eeetienei View, illustrating 'in dettes?. lines theedg'ueted pe sitiens oi' the seats end 'beek and @they cettex ietefimechanisms.

ig. 3 .is a etaii View, iii section. eflafziu consti-um l. appearanceenti 41e seats zuid bachi er siiteed; Wiiie skien of the seet-baciqbyeuit 'l ieeking meeheeiimiieni, need f Bee.. S, i.

ineens Wheieby the from; seat-beck is maintained m its uplight ornermei. posiioii.

Tee object ei' my invention ie to provide e constructie-ii Wheieey ti eseeus ei ein. ejiitoe mobile may be ieadiy adjusted into ceuchf elmingpesition iid relation, '-.ff'ith peper ineiinetiezi and ieiigth. andthus adept the autemebie :'foteueng puiposes, whereby the occupant, ozoccupants.. may reeiine end use the smtomobie te assume e reclining p0-Sitien.

The invention in its specific adaptation is iiiuetiated in celeneetienwith a weil known type of mutemobiie body wherein the back of the. rear,ee-et, indicatefi at 10, is upholetei'ed and cueiionediin the usuelmanner and immebiie; while the seat-portion thereof is', ehewn in thenature of: e continuous or eusiiion which este 119011 the supportingmembers e1' fremepertione l2 and 1.3 which :we permenentijy secured iiithe body of the automobile or vehieie; the seat 01* cushion ilbeing'ceiiovabie whele desired.

eist ef one ef mere cue. uns which ae adapted te reet 011, the eu L :tila; meiiibers or ifi'- e'f and L" 'when extend trans utemebiieioy entierepermanently secured in piace; the freine Woik ere meiiibeie lli ami Vbeing usually provided at top with laterally disposed portiene to p'evdean opening' to the chamber ieimeti beneath the seat; the opening neue-Hyi'eceving the panel seemed on the bottom of the seat. The :fronteeet-beek comprises the i'a-me-poiten 'i6 which is up bolstered in theusual mannel, as nSiewii et l?. The frame i6 is piif'otaiy seeili'eri,at the iewei enti. as shown (et-18, te the sidee of theeuteiiiobiie-'iody se as permit the :seat` eeii 3.6 te swung; dewnwerdiyinto siii Staiitiaily hoiizenta position, ae shown in dotted linee' inFig, 2. 'L he ,teiwaid side of Vthe frame-genion emi it the iottom isprefeieiniy provided with a eenei, es n.19, which not eziiy previdee asuitable ii. .eh fertile spec-e beneaii'tiie upheieteied pertion 17, ete peint beneetn tiie tee ei the eeasmtiom or @oY L lement or meu'iberfor e cushion ff who the scat hes heen put to couch-form. es shown indotted linee. ihe hack or frame lo .muy he provided with the uemiconstruction of roberail 2l, which extends transversely oi theautomobile hodgeiicl is suspended from or supported bj; e. number ofbrackets, one of which is shown 2'?, in Fig. 2. The brackets are securedto the scat back 1G at :repeint iii pioxiuiiry to the, top of the heckis shown. Ars the hreclo intended to another puroosei A'de brackets le',g a da ion, see l uee ii socket er ooeket intel..

c end the ii :auf the attaching; 'tiooo' drool t, Theefleiitiomlioliowiiig description.

of theautomobile, a point i11- oi the rem seat and the frontic isprovided with ziioot-mil 23 which, co'fi'irises the rail. properextending trans ,fe sely the automobile hotly zuid the emi ooi-tions or:irme which :ire pivot'elly secured to suiteble luge -'ufhieih iii turn,:ire

iY ly secured to the iioor of the auto- 1` The :irme are so secured. tothe f', the foot-mii. '12B hay he ewuzig upcoward the rem' eat iiito theposii in dotted lin? in F' 2. 'Ehe r arms 24. er prei'eiiioly givenroi-ation iii Q? to 'rest 'the @oor the 'vehicle Y, or reilsupgortiiigende there upwei oy so to maintain i Toper en elevation above floor ofVthe ziutoiiiobile when the foot-rail 1s in 'normal position.j shown iiii '.ifhe pivotal roirt 25 em f ie eriilooortions or s so correto theciietufnce on the seat-heel; 'i6 from the pivotal point 1S to therohe-zeil bracket that the ootroil swung upwardly into the positionshown `in ciotterl linee will engage the. pockewor sockets formedrearward of the elown'rrly curved erm-'loortions of the brackets 22 whenthe front-seat hack has been swung clown into horizontal position. it isapparent that the foot-rail Will provide a. firm support 'throughoutthe? entire length of the front has been lowered seat heck when theletter indicated m 2G to the supporting which constig the iront emilmolly olci mithin the's'pece or chambers heath one or both o-E thefront-seats, is collapsible frame comprising the members or arms 2? enelGQ which are preierably I,uit also provides' zontal piane es the top the. im abutting stop for the seat meoe iehope, as shown iii TFig: I pairis shown, in, dortcrl iocoted heueeth each enel oi the seet andindepenclently operable. v

The frame members 27 and 23 are shown of diii'erent dimensione, namelywith niemher 27 mede slightly smaller than member so ne to permit the'former to fold within the letter; and. the two frame-members :1resecured together hy u suiteb ziloric or flexible n'mvtoriah indicated:it Q9, which will maintain the freuie-rrieiuhers or brackets 2T zuidiii the maximum ereted, relation :it their outer Jmlsj :is shown iiiclottecl lilies iii Fig. when the mechanism lies been swuilf Upworclif?out'oll the ehuiiiler about the pivotal point or rofl 26 and spread ornvfijustel into the imii'olflecl position indicated. The tab ic 29stretched hy the sep eration ofthe ends ofi the Y.brackets and providessuoportieg top, The ends of the frame or bracket members 27 and, 28 ereshown terminating in suitable huh-*portions adapted to receive the roflor pivot-providing member 26 which may pees there ihrough enel oesecured iii the supporting member or 'framework which supports the'eeet.T he rumeonemhers 2 .and QS ere of su'ch length the-t their free endsemi the eoimectiog ilexihie materiel or fehl-ie when the meehenism is iuset-up or unfolded position, willi be dieposed substantially in the semehoriof the 'front-seat 20, whenA the ietter imshceii moved beek into theposition imlicziteri in dotted lines and `the back of the froht-seet hasbeen dropped dou/ii into its adjusted or reclining position. The oiclingframe-members 27 'and 2S are pi'voted :it e point jbeneath the top oithe seat supporting frame member eo es to limit und prevent the too te"orwoici movement of the f emi the member 28 being fung forward of theother es shown in i3 lie-,cause of its :idclitionai length; theodditioiiai leegtheicl anguierity of the memher 2&3, enabling the top orfabric 292 to be disposed substentieily perallel with the top et thecushion when the correlated parts ere all 'placed in couchformingg;position enel relation;

The pauei i9 or" the front seat hack, et its upper end, is provided withe. lug or strip, indicated et 30 iu Fie'. Qfwhichs when the seat isdropped down into the collapsecl'pod sition shown in dotted lines, alsoprovides 20, while the panel 19 provides suitable support for the rearside or edge ofthe seet 2( The construction enables the various parte4to he brought into proper juxtaposition so as to L Wherev Sib' In order'to provide e suitable inclination' bere forward edge thereof injuiaynoaition wili the upholstered portion l0, a5 shown in dot teillines.

As apparent from the eonsriioion 'shown and described, a coach is timeformed of suiable lengeli which enables the oecupanb io in ont-stretchedposition with his li will on the rear seat ll, While elle ooilapsililoframe elen'ient composed of nien'ibors 2". 28 and @ons iiii-es a.suitable resi 'for elle feel.

praeiioe, 'lle front seas-proper may comprise eieher one or two cushions20, 2O and the space chamber beneath eaeli enshion may `be provide-:lWiili a separate collapsible foofresi element, as shown in loi-iollines' in he oollafipsible*'raine-m ..neingsm'iieienly separateil toprovide acleoliae space for the steering gear, ele.

The seat-back 3.6 is looked in iis uprigfi or normal pogition by asuitable loading mechanism, as for example by a pair or' simio larepring-aetuaefl piangere 3l, one at each end of the Seat-back; theplunger, shown in Fig. being armngecl in suifkg-ble soeles orn'ied ai,l1 enfl in the rear of the back 16- anfl prow; ...ed with a ngenengagingporion lle plunger 31 being adapted to extenl inno a suitablesookeonieniber or l. 323 seeurecl to the sides 3i of tlie anto- Ino'bileboflv.

The nvenion cleeoribecl will pio ride oonsr @tion which will noinecessila-e suoli alerations as would ai'eot the gen- -"al appearanceand rigieliiiy of the seai; c0ns fueiion, n r xrequire any alerai/ion inlie main body porion; and the sloeoiiio ada-@ibalion llusratefl in thedrawing may be moor fie/cl, and applied flo a. different seat eonsiruo'Lion Wi*`^ion'L-, however, fleparing elle spirit of my inv ntion.

llfliat olaii..

-n automobile seal:I construction, coniprising a front seat-backpiqotally seenrefl lie at its lower end 'to the sides of theauomo-Klbile oofly so as to permit the back no Swing downwardly, a pair ofsookete-fl brackets seeurefl to the .vent-loool; adjacent the upper endthereof, in eoin'l1=ina.tion with a. pivotally secured ootail, ailapted.to engage in the sockes of said brackets and "provide a suppore for heSea-ebook when the foo'qail been swung upwardly and the seai-bacli swunginito lioriaontal position.

An automobile seat construotion, conv prising a front seaobaok pivoally`eeeiiiecl at its lower end so as to swing downwardly, a pair ofrelie-rail soekeed brackets Secure@ adjacent the upper end of theseat-back, in combination with a loivoted oot-ral adoggt u. inautomobile Seal. eonstruetion, coinront seat-back piroally seoirecl ndto the sifles oi an automobile )ermit the back to swing clown- -Yeeoiirecl ailjiaoen upper end of he Seabbaolgin combination willi.' afootiail mountecl'in a pair of angnlarly formeel Pivo-ted inemiersadapter?. to permit niie ootlie seat-"mack and lzie Sockets in therobe-rail ir of downwardly eurved robo rail to swing Yer'iealljy", aportion said pii'otefl nionibeis beingP adapted to rest on theanno-mobile ioor when elle fooz-rail is in normal posrion, the length ofsaiv foot-rail men'ibers and. the distance between elle 'pivotal pointof the seat-back and saitl down` warclly Curved rolieaail braokezs beinooi*- e 'fooi-rail Will engage Wiel). said downwardly curved robe-railbraolieas when, the searbaek has been adjusted ir'o horizontal pos: ionand lie footprail swung into vertical. Aposition. f v i fi. inautomobile sealJ construction, conn a. lron seat-back pivo-ally securedies lower @nil so as to swing clownwaroly, i i eonibinaiion withren'lovable seat-oualid loin and collapsible means pivotally secured andfolclaiiio beneath said sean-cushion, said means being@N Composed offrame-members' piifoisaly seemed together at one of their' encis Whilethe other ends of the members are Seonrecl ogetlier by yieldingmaterial.

5. An aiiioinoliile Seal, oonstrncion, eom prising a Sea-lv'aekpivoizally secured at its low-e2v enel so as to swing dovnv'ardly, thelower end safi 'miek forward of said 'pivotal point. being' providedwith a pane. disposed lenghwise of the seat-back, in combination with aremovable seat-cusliion adapted to rest on said panel when the seatbackis adjusted into horizonal position, and cgllapaible means pivotallysecured and folllalole beneath said ousliiomsaifllneans eomprioinoframe-members pivot-eel at one end. while the other end is provided withyielding; material aclapieol to permii'said ends oli' ine members .toseparate to a precieze .ined I 6. lo automobile seal; eonsmetim, the coin of a front seaebaok pivotally fl ai; is lewe;n end so as to swingdown- .l;, a sem-supporting iframe, a removy seat oueliioina with a pairof frame memo pivotallv secured to the seat-supporing

